EFFECT OF TWELVE WEEKS OF MEDICINE BALL TRAINING ON HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL PLAYERS
| Autor: | Ryan L. Schade, Jessica M. Szymanski, David D. Pascoe, David J. Szymanski, T. Jason Bradford |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Rotation Repetition maximum Squat Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Baseball Bench press Sports Equipment Medicine Humans Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Muscle Strength sports equipment Analysis of Variance Physical Education and Training business.industry Resistance training General Medicine Torso body regions medicine.anatomical_structure Ball (bearing) Physical therapy business Training program human activities |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 21:894-901 |
| ISSN: | 1064-8011 |
| DOI: | 10.1519/00124278-200708000-00041 |
| Popis: | This study examined the effect of 12 weeks of medicine ball training on high school baseball players. Forty-nine baseball players (age 15.4 +/- 1.2 years) were randomly assigned using a stratified sampling technique to 1 of 2 groups. Group 1 (n = 24) and group 2 (n = 25) performed the same full-body resistance exercises according to a stepwise periodized model and took 100 bat swings a day, 3 days per week, with their normal game bat for 12 weeks. Group 2 performed additional rotational and full-body medicine ball exercises 3 days per week for 12 weeks. Pre- and post-testing consisted of a 3 repetition maximum (RM) dominant and nondominant torso rotational strength and sequential hip-torso-arm rotational strength (medicine ball hitter's throw). A 3RM parallel squat and bench press were measured at 0 and after 4, 8, and 12 weeks of training. Although both groups made statistically significant increases (p < or = 0.05) in dominant (10.5 vs. 17.1%) and nondominant (10.2 vs. 18.3%) torso rotational strength and the medicine ball hitter's throw (3.0 vs. 10.6%), group 2 showed significantly greater increases in all 3 variables than group 1. Furthermore, both groups made significant increases in predicted 1RM parallel squat and bench press after 4, 8, and 12 weeks of training; however, there were no differences between groups. These data indicate that performing a 12-week medicine ball training program in addition to a stepwise periodized resistance training program with bat swings provided greater sport-specific training improvements in torso rotational and sequential hip-torso-arm rotational strength for high school baseball players. |
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